Class

Article

College

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Department

History Department

Presentation Type

Poster Presentation

Abstract

In this project, I examine and spatially analyze topographic position index (TPI) data from over three thousand archaeological sites inhabited before, during, and directly after the “Late Bronze Age Collapse” in the Near East. This project seeks not to prove a particular hypothesis as to the primary reason for the societal “collapse” in the entire Near East over three thousand years ago, but rather to shed some light on how this event affected settlement locations across the region, and perhaps, provide clues as to the factors that resulted in the dramatic shift seen during this period.

Location

Logan, UT

Start Date

4-10-2024 11:30 AM

End Date

4-10-2024 12:20 PM

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History Commons

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Apr 10th, 11:30 AM Apr 10th, 12:20 PM

Crisis, Conflict, And Cuneiform: A Spatial Analysis of the Late Bronze to Early Iron Age Transition in the Near East

Logan, UT

In this project, I examine and spatially analyze topographic position index (TPI) data from over three thousand archaeological sites inhabited before, during, and directly after the “Late Bronze Age Collapse” in the Near East. This project seeks not to prove a particular hypothesis as to the primary reason for the societal “collapse” in the entire Near East over three thousand years ago, but rather to shed some light on how this event affected settlement locations across the region, and perhaps, provide clues as to the factors that resulted in the dramatic shift seen during this period.